Complete MPs' expenses guide

MPs' expenses: The Telegraph's investigation into how politicians - from
Gordon Brown's Cabinet to backbenchers of all parties - exploit the system of parliamentary
allowances to subsidise their lifestyles.

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Julian Lewis

The defence spokesman was told by the fees office it would be “extravagant” for him to charge for a £6,000 wooden floor and acoustic underlay. He had asked what he was entitled to claim while carrying out £12,000 renovations at his designated second home. He has also claimed £119 for a trouser press.